WGU D202 HUMAN GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT FINAL EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
●● What is the fetal period?
Answer: From the end of the embryonic period until the end of
pregnancy, viability at 24 weeks
●● What influences sexual orientation?
Answer: Genetics, birth order, hormones
●● What are some maternal factors that can affect fetal development?
Answer: Age, environmental teratogens, diabetes, high blood pressure,
Rh factor, weight gain, stress, depression
●● What are some risks during pregnancy?
Answer: Ectopic pregnancy, preeclampsia, spontaneous abortion
●● How many stages are there in labor for vaginal delivery?
Answer: Three
,●● What are the other types of delivery?
Answer: Cesarean and induced
●● What is the APGAR score?
Answer: Assessment of newborn's heart rate, muscle tone, reflexes, etc.
●● What is NBAS?
Answer: Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale used to assess
newborns.
●● When does the postpartum phase begin and end?
Answer: Begins after birth and ends when mother's body returns to pre-
pregnancy form.
●● What are maternal worries in the postpartum phase?
Answer: Mother's needs and changes in taking on new responsibilities.
●● What is postpartum anxiety?
Answer: Elevated sense of worry about the infant following childbirth.
●● What is postpartum depression?
Answer: Unusual sadness occurring after childbirth.
,●● What is postpartum psychosis?
Answer: Serious mental illness affecting new mothers after childbirth.
●● Why should new mothers seek medical assistance for postpartum
anxiety?
Answer: To address elevated worries about the infant.
●● What is physical growth?
Answer: Increase in body size and organ size in babies.
●● What does physical development aid in?
Answer: Maintenance of healthy weight, strong bones, muscles, and
heart.
●● What is motor development?
Answer: Physical growth and strengthening of bones and muscles in
children.
●● What do gross motor skills focus on?
Answer: Large muscle groups controlling head, torso, arms, and legs.
●● What is the cephalocaudal path of development?
Answer: Development that proceeds from head to tail.
, ●● What is the proximodistal path of development?
Answer: Development that proceeds from midline outward.
●● What is sensory development?
Answer: Processes used to take in information from the environment.
●● How can sensory processes be affected?
Answer: By the infant's developing motor abilities.
●● Why is nutrition important for health and development?
Answer: It is related to improved infant, child, and maternal health and
stronger immune systems.
●● What is kwashiorkor?
Answer: A disease caused by protein deficiency.
●● When does kwashiorkor often occur?
Answer: After the birth of another sibling.
●● What are genes?
Answer: Inherited building blocks that determine development.
DEVELOPMENT FINAL EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
●● What is the fetal period?
Answer: From the end of the embryonic period until the end of
pregnancy, viability at 24 weeks
●● What influences sexual orientation?
Answer: Genetics, birth order, hormones
●● What are some maternal factors that can affect fetal development?
Answer: Age, environmental teratogens, diabetes, high blood pressure,
Rh factor, weight gain, stress, depression
●● What are some risks during pregnancy?
Answer: Ectopic pregnancy, preeclampsia, spontaneous abortion
●● How many stages are there in labor for vaginal delivery?
Answer: Three
,●● What are the other types of delivery?
Answer: Cesarean and induced
●● What is the APGAR score?
Answer: Assessment of newborn's heart rate, muscle tone, reflexes, etc.
●● What is NBAS?
Answer: Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale used to assess
newborns.
●● When does the postpartum phase begin and end?
Answer: Begins after birth and ends when mother's body returns to pre-
pregnancy form.
●● What are maternal worries in the postpartum phase?
Answer: Mother's needs and changes in taking on new responsibilities.
●● What is postpartum anxiety?
Answer: Elevated sense of worry about the infant following childbirth.
●● What is postpartum depression?
Answer: Unusual sadness occurring after childbirth.
,●● What is postpartum psychosis?
Answer: Serious mental illness affecting new mothers after childbirth.
●● Why should new mothers seek medical assistance for postpartum
anxiety?
Answer: To address elevated worries about the infant.
●● What is physical growth?
Answer: Increase in body size and organ size in babies.
●● What does physical development aid in?
Answer: Maintenance of healthy weight, strong bones, muscles, and
heart.
●● What is motor development?
Answer: Physical growth and strengthening of bones and muscles in
children.
●● What do gross motor skills focus on?
Answer: Large muscle groups controlling head, torso, arms, and legs.
●● What is the cephalocaudal path of development?
Answer: Development that proceeds from head to tail.
, ●● What is the proximodistal path of development?
Answer: Development that proceeds from midline outward.
●● What is sensory development?
Answer: Processes used to take in information from the environment.
●● How can sensory processes be affected?
Answer: By the infant's developing motor abilities.
●● Why is nutrition important for health and development?
Answer: It is related to improved infant, child, and maternal health and
stronger immune systems.
●● What is kwashiorkor?
Answer: A disease caused by protein deficiency.
●● When does kwashiorkor often occur?
Answer: After the birth of another sibling.
●● What are genes?
Answer: Inherited building blocks that determine development.
